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A Marble Torso of a Young Satyr, Roman Imperial, Circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Torso of a Young Satyr, Roman Imperial
- Marble
- Height 21 1/4 in. 54 cm.
standing with his weight on the right leg and resting his arm on a wineskin sitting atop a tree trunk support, with short tail at the small of his back, his long goat-skin cloak tied at the left shoulder, draped over his arm, and falling down the side of the trunk.
Provenance
Oskar Bondy (1877-1944), Schubertring 3 (Music Room), Vienna, coll. inv. no. 1504
recorded and seized by the German authorities in 1938/1939 (see fig. 1)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
restituted by the Austrian government in 1948 to Elizabeth Bondy, Oskar Bondy’s widow
Elizabeth Bondy (d. 1974), New York
Blumka Gallery, New York, on consignment from the above
the American sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998), Birmingham, Michigan, acquired from the above on December 21st, 1956
by descent to the present owner
recorded and seized by the German authorities in 1938/1939 (see fig. 1)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
restituted by the Austrian government in 1948 to Elizabeth Bondy, Oskar Bondy’s widow
Elizabeth Bondy (d. 1974), New York
Blumka Gallery, New York, on consignment from the above
the American sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998), Birmingham, Michigan, acquired from the above on December 21st, 1956
by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
"Detroit Collects: Antiquities," The Detroit Institute of Arts, March 14th - April 29th, 1973
Literature
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Collects: Antiquities, exhibition checklist by William H. Peck, Detroit, 1973, p. 8
Sophie Lille, Was einmal war: Handbuch enteigneten Kunstsammlungen Wiens, Vienna, 2003, p. 241 (1938/1939 inventory: “Musikzimmer:… Griechischer marmortorso eines Silens, auf Hozsaüle stehend”)
Sophie Lille, Was einmal war: Handbuch enteigneten Kunstsammlungen Wiens, Vienna, 2003, p. 241 (1938/1939 inventory: “Musikzimmer:… Griechischer marmortorso eines Silens, auf Hozsaüle stehend”)
Condition
Very good both in front and in back, and as shown in the catalogue. Note proper left hand is fragmentary. Fragile projecting areas such as the feet and tail of the wine-skin and the edges of the cloak are chipped in areas, and the cloak is fragmentary at the lower terminus.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Oskar Bondy was an important collector of paintings and early works of art in Vienna, most of which were seized by the Nazis in 1938. Bondy fled with his family to New York, where he died in 1944. After his death his widow, Elizabeth, successfully pursued the restitution of the collection.